Lee: My condolences for your Son. Jerry n9avy (who also has trouble typing)

Lee: Never heard of a 956PRO ...

Milt: Saw that. It's all over the internet now. After 50 years in business, I can't blame them for retiring. Jerry

Yep, hams always seem to have money for new radios, but are insultingly cheap when it comes to used ones. Hamfests are the worst, I've always said that it you put a $100 dollar bill on the table some

Jim: Wholeheartedly agree. There are some guys who buy a rig on Ebay just to remove parts and then return it not working to get their money back. That's why Ebay usually sides with seller. I would pro

Wow ! Looking on Ebay , saw prices from around $700 (used to around $1700 (new). What a crazy price spread ! Jerry n9avy

Thanks David and everyone else ! Pretty much have search narrowed down to the 7300 at this point. Seems to be a very popular rig. Still need to sell off a bit more from my "stockpile"; so it will be a

Hi All ! Thanks for all the replies. Am trying to digest it all. Lots of good info. Let me say that I plan on keeping the FT-1000MP as long as I can. If repair is still available, it will be done. One

Been considering a new (or new to me) rig since the FT-1000MP bit the dust after a bunch of years; although it was repaired and seems to be working okay there is a little doubt in the back of my mind

We can hope ... Academic Paper Predicts Sunspot Cycle 25 Could be Among the Strongest Ever A research paper, "Overlapping Magnetic Activity Cycles and the Sunspot Number: Forecasting Sunspot Cycle 25

There are many sites which have little or no history. My local club started by myself and 2 others goes back to 1978, but our "Club Historian" died and everything he had was lost. No one else picked u

Got it ! Thanks David. Jerry n9avy

Looking at the rules , I wondering if each day is treated like a separate contest. That is, if I work w4xxx on the 14th can I work him again on the 15th or 16th ??? My gut tells me "no", but I'm just

No worries David ! Jerry n9avy

Thought 160m was 1807 ... maybe I missed something. But it doesn't matter for me because 160m antenna is kaput. Jerry n9avy

and thongs ???

Would probably have to be a special order ... Jerry n9avy

Love to see T-shirts with Rollo and POXDS 070 .... Jerry n9avy

Bob : Congrats on the 24/7 !!! It's not an easy one to qualify. Lose lots of sleep going after that one. Saw you several time, but you already had time slot filled. Next up ??? Jerry N9AVY

Woo hoo !!! #2800 !!! #3000 isn't that far off now. Amazing with the alleged decline in PSK31 operation, PODXS 070 continues to add members. Statistics may not always be accurate and we're proving tha